{"podcast":{"title":"The OpenEd Podcast","slug":"the-opened-podcast-7044530","podcast_index_feed_id":7044530,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f9dda578/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-opened-podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41820526/41820526-1723667271589-b8b38f23d9e84.jpg","author":"OpenEd","episode_count":106,"summary":"The world has changed, and education is catching up. Join Isaac Morehouse and the OpenEd team as we explore the future of personalized learning. We're breaking down barriers between traditional schools, microschooling, homeschooling, and alternative education. Each episode features innovative educational approaches, real family stories, expert insights, and practical tips for navigating educational choices. Make education unique for your child. Subscribe now and visit OpenEd.co for our daily newsletter on personalized learning. Be part of the education revolution.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:17:41.687201+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530"},"episode":{"title":"Unschooling Explained (by a Lifelong Unschooler)","slug":"unschooling-explained-by-a-lifelong-unschooler","published_at":"2026-03-18T13:54:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530/unschooling-explained-by-a-lifelong-unschooler","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-opened-podcast/episodes/Unschooling-Explained-by-a-Lifelong-Unschooler-e3gkh6e","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f9dda578/podcast/play/117113486/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-18%2F420274711-44100-2-17ad880ec95d6.mp3","summary":"Bria Bloom was unschooled from birth - no classrooms, no curriculum, no requirements. Now she works at the Alliance for Self-Directed Education (the organization Peter Gray co-founded), and she's raising her own kids the same way. In this conversation with host Ela Bass, Bria breaks down the relationship-first framework behind self-directed education, why denying your kid a math workbook can be just as controlling as forcing one on them, and what she actually wants for her children - the ability to define a good life for themselves. Read the full blog post: https://opened.co/blog/unschooling-explained-lifelong-unschooler About Bria Bloom: Website: https://briabloom.com Instagram: @bria.bloom Twitter/X: @BriaBlooms Substack (Partnership Parenting): https://partnershipparenting.substack.com ASDE: https://self-directed.org","meta_description":"Bria Bloom was unschooled from birth - no classrooms, no curriculum, no requirements. Now she works at the Alliance for Self-Directed Education (the organ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3561,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-opened-podcast-7044530/episodes/unschooling-explained-by-a-lifelong-unschooler/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opened-podcast-7044530/unschooling-explained-by-a-lifelong-unschooler.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}